A group of researchers conducted a study whose results suggest that sending electric impulses to the brain may help boost memory
in people with epilepsy.
Often, as I mentioned, the no carb diet is prescribed
for people with epilepsy as a control measure for seizures or when the person has a low response to medications.
People with epilepsy also had a greater likelihood of experiencing domestic violence and sexual abuse than the general population.
But most
people with epilepsy don't need surgery, as seizures can be controlled by medication in approximately 60 percent of all patients.
In fact, this highly specialized and carefully balanced diet is meant
for people with epilepsy (especially children) whose seizures have not responded to medicines.
«We need new treatments for the 35 percent of
people with epilepsy whose seizures are not stopped by medications,» said study author Pavel Klein, M.B., B. Chir., of the Mid-Atlantic Epilepsy and Sleep Center in Bethesda, Md., and a member of the American Academy of Neurology.
More important, said Charyton, brainwave activity in
people with epilepsy tended to synchronize more with the music, especially in the temporal lobe, than in people without epilepsy.
«Our study sought to see if the religious experiences of
persons with epilepsy reported on a measure of spirituality are related to measures of spirituality or philosophy on a measure of epilepsy - related behaviors or related to increased emotionality,» Johnstone said.
«It's a research device [they're quite expensive], but the company also has a more off - the - shelf band for about $ 200 which they're hoping to develop for
alerting people with epilepsy to potential oncoming seizures,» Cunnington explains.
UT Southwestern Medical Center
offers people with epilepsy a comprehensive and personalized approach to care, from drug research to electroencephalography (EEG) evaluation and brain mapping methods for pinpointing and controlling seizures.
The Epilepsy Foundation of Greater Chicago is accepting applications for a free program for
people with epilepsy covering vocational counseling and job - seeking skills.
«We wondered whether some of those same genes could also cause seizures if they were expressed in the brain and, if so, whether those genes would also
place people with epilepsy at risk not only for having epilepsy but also an abnormal heart beat and risk of death,» said Noebels.
Yet despite almost 30 different drugs licensed for the condition, a third of
people with epilepsy continue to suffer from uncontrolled epileptic seizures — despite taking medication.
The brains of
people with epilepsy appear to react to music differently from the brains of those who do not have the disorder, a finding that could lead to new therapies to prevent seizures, according to research presented at the American Psychological Association's 123rd Annual Convention.
Approximately one third of
people with epilepsy still experience seizures even when receiving treatment, and currently available anti-epileptic drugs often have side effects such as tiredness and dizziness.
«We still don't know enough about
why people with epilepsy develop depression and anxiety disorders much more often than the general population.
AES, the American Academy of Neurology and other professional societies had opposed patients substituting antiepileptic generics for
people with epilepsy without consent of the physician or patient out of concern that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) was allowing room for too much variability across formulations.
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«Genetic testing for these mutations could potentially allow for the early identification of
people with epilepsy who are at high risk of sudden death,» notes author Daniel Friedman, M.D., an assistant professor of neurology at NYU.
Guidelines from the UK National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), updated in 2012, recommend «Refer children and
young people with epilepsy whose seizures have not responded to appropriate anti-epileptic drugs to a tertiary paediatric epilepsy specialist for consideration of the use of a ketogenic diet.»
With a neurosurgeon at Massachusetts General Hospital, he's also creating brain implants for reading or controlling neural activity — helpful for diagnosing and
treating people with epilepsy, or eventually for building those sci - fi brain - computer interfaces.
More importantly, brainwave activity in
people with epilepsy tended to synchronize more with the music, especially in the temporal lobe, than in people without epilepsy.
Specially - trained dogs can help reduce the anxiety of a person with Alzheimer's, aid those who are blind or deaf,
alert people with epilepsy of a pending seizure, or help those with issues such as Autism Spectrum Disorder or agoraphobia to focus and connect with others.
«Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy — SUDEP — turns out to be the most common cause of premature death
in people with epilepsy.